The Watchtower Café at Greenham Common – History with a View
There aren’t many places where you can sip a latte and eat a sausage roll whilst sitting in the garden area of a former Cold War control tower. Well, that’s exactly what I did with a couple of dog walking friends, Dave and Paul, at Greenham Common today. The Watchtower Café, part of the Greenham Common Control Tower visitor centre, is what a tourist information centre would describe as having a unique blend of heritage, community, and ...
OUTRAGE IN LONDON: MIGRANT SEEN WRESTLING SWAN BEFORE WALTZING INTO THE RITZ
By a Maily Expressgraph Correspondent It was a scene straight out of a dystopian nightmare. On a crisp autumn afternoon in St James’s Park, horrified onlookers claim they saw a migrant brazenly wrestle a swan to the ground before casually strolling through London with the bloody carcass tucked under his arm. Fierce Fight Passers-by reported the bird put up a fierce fight. “Swans don’t go quietly,” one witness told us. “But ...
Patriotism Is Fun — Until the Nationalists Spoil It
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with patriotism, especially when it comes to sport. In fact, I believe it’s one of the best parts of it. Flags in windows, anthems sung badly, pints flying across the pub in the last minute — it’s daft, partisan and forgivable fun. For a short while, I reckon we’re all on the same team, and it feels good. Sport gives us that rare excuse to lose ourselves in tribalism without any real harm being ...
Are Autumns Getting Wetter?
I’ll confess something straight away: I love stats. Sad, isn’t it? Some people collect vinyl or matchboxes, others run marathons or still play with Meccano in their 50s. Me? I sit at my iPad cross-referencing rainfall figures from 1930 onwards. It’s not glamorous, but it keeps me off the streets. Anyway, September is shaping up to be the wettest month since January, which got me wondering: are autumns really getting wetter, or am I ...
Why I Voted for Starmer — and Why I’m Now Questioning Him
When the last election came around, many on the socialist end of the political spectrum couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Keir Starmer. They saw him as a compromise too far, a man who had already edged away from the transformative politics they wanted. I understood that view but I still chose differently. Voting for Sensible Action I voted Labour under Starmer not because I thought he was perfect, but because I believed he would ...